The BBQ Central Show

Episode 267 Taking you back to 2/7/2008 – I’m not sure how much I need to explain this one other than, it’s the first live show EVER! I apologize in advance…but it was a LNG time ago and I had very little idea of what production value was! Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening! *Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP* Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full show Original Air Date: 2/7/2008 This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!

(January 31, 2023 – Hour Two) 10:14pm – Pulling a back to back, the longest running Embedded Correspondent from Texas (Doug Scheiding) joins me to talk about this past weekend’s San Antonio BBQ Cook-Off. This event continues to grow and has aspirations of becoming a Houston BBQ Cook-Off someday and it might be sooner than later. Rogue Cookers took 14th overall on the weekend with a handful of top 10 calls through the event. Doug will break it down and give us his feedback on the 2023 version of this popular contest. 10:35pm – Open Segment BBQ Central Show Sponsors! NBBQA – 2023 National Conference Link Primo Grills Pitts & Spitts BBQ Pits – Use “bbqcentral” at checkout ($500+) for free spice pack Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Fireboard Cookin Pellets Pit Barrel Cooker David Leans / DoWellness – GET FIT for $200/month) The Butcher Shoppe – Save 10% When You Mention “The BBQ Central Show”

(January 31, 2023 – Hour One) 9:14 – Leading off the show tonight is a new monthly contributor to the show in 2023 and the creator of the Cookout News website, Wes Wright. We is actually on location this evening and will be joining me from his hotel room vs. his normal set up so we are both hoping that the wifi connection in the hotel is fast enough to accommodate his needs. Wes and I will talk about the latest topics to include some new releases from Traeger, where he sees the flattop market going this year and what he has planned for the first part of 2023 both from an online perspective and an “in-person” perspective. 9:35 pm – Open Segment BBQ Central Show Sponsors! NBBQA – 2023 National Conference Link Primo Grills Pitts & Spitts BBQ Pits – Use “bbqcentral” at checkout ($500+) for free spice pack Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Fireboard Cookin Pellets Pit Barrel Cooker David Leans / DoWellness – GET FIT for $200/month) The Butcher Shoppe – Save 10% When You Mention “The BBQ Central Show”

Episode 266 Taking you back to 1/27/2015 – In other promos for the Best Moments Show…I have said things like “I’m not going to give it away”…and then over the following few minutes…I give it all away! But I am not going to do it this time…so all I will say is this: “Nephew, Uncle, Drunk, BBQ Fork…” to get the connections, be sure to grab the Best Moment show on Friday…and you do need to subscribe to the podcast feed in order to get this particular show! Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening! *Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP* Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full show Original Air Date: 1/27/2015 Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!

(January 24, 2023 – Hour Two) 10:14pm & 10:35pm – The 4th Tuesday of the month in the 2nd hour brings a visit from “MY GUYS”, The Embedded Correspondents! Tonight we will start with a fresh line of “100% Assurity Questions”. After that, we will dig into the full review of the “Beyond Meat Seared Steak Tips” and then move to such hot topics as butter, Dr. BBQ’s restaurant closing abruptly, using your fame to license a restaurant, griddle/flattop cooking and more! BBQ Central Show Sponsors! NBBQA – 2023 National Conference Link Primo Grills Pitts & Spitts BBQ Pits – Use “bbqcentral” at checkout ($500+) for free spice pack Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Fireboard Cookin Pellets Pit Barrel Cooker David Leans / DoWellness – GET FIT for $200/month) The Butcher Shoppe – Save 10% When You Mention “The BBQ Central Show”

(January 24, 2023 – Hour One) 9:14 – Leading off the show tonight is a LONG time friend and a BBQ Central Show Guest HOF’er! Bob Trudnak comes on to hype up his appearance/attendance at the 2023 NBBQA national convention in February. Bob is going to give a class that weekend so we will what his agenda is and what you can expect as a potential participant. We will also talk about his new pizza dough coming out as well as get his thoughts on full-sized electric grills. Bob is always a great interview and tonight promises to be great! 9:35 pm – After Bob I will be joined by regular guest, Derrick Riches. Tonight Derrick and I will finally discuss the topic of “Blue Steak” which has sat on my agenda for nearly 2 years. We will cover the whole deal from start to finish! With whatever time we have left, we will hit some other topics as well so stay tuned! BBQ Central Show Sponsors! NBBQA – 2023 National Conference Link Primo Grills Pitts & Spitts BBQ Pits – Use “bbqcentral” at checkout ($500+) for free spice pack Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Fireboard Cookin Pellets Pit Barrel Cooker David Leans / DoWellness – GET FIT for $200/month) The Butcher Shoppe – Save 10% When You Mention “The BBQ Central Show”

Episode 265 Taking you back to 1/27/2015 – One name ….TED FREAKING READER…. ENJOY!! Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening! *Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP* Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full show Original Air Date: 1/27/2015 Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!

(January 17, 2023 – Hour Two) 10:14pm – In the 2nd hour, I will be joined by quarterly guest, Jess Pryles. As the year has turned, Jess’s travel schedule has also turned (up). We will talk about her recent jaunt to Florida with Smithfield and the upcoming SCA event she is going to this coming weekend at The Shed BBQ joint in Mississippi. As per usual, we will also cover a number of current live-fire topics and we will see what her company is set to expect in the first part of 2023. 10:35pm – Depending on how much time is left after Jess, we will open it up to you and we might even have a prize or two to giveaway! BBQ Central Show Sponsors! NBBQA – 2023 National Conference Link Primo Grills Pitts & Spitts BBQ Pits – Use “bbqcentral” at checkout ($500+) for free spice pack Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Fireboard Cookin Pellets Pit Barrel Cooker David Leans / DoWellness – GET FIT for $200/month) The Butcher Shoppe – Save 10% When You Mention “The BBQ Central Show”

Episode 264 Taking you back to 1/7/2014 – Dr. BBQ Ray Lampe was my guest during this time and we were talking about Fast Food BBQ that was really taking over at the time…in fact Ray was in negotiations with Burger King as a potential spokesperson for whatever BBQ they were attempting to bring to market at the time…it falls through in the end. HOWEVER, that was not the gem of this segment. If I can properly set this up…new house, new studio…one of the first new shows happening in the new studio…but what changed from old house to new house…STAIRS!!! The old house was a ranch and the new house now had no less than 2 staircases…one going upstairs to the bedrooms and then the stairs leading to the basement…where the studio was. Well, mid question, one of those kids fell down the stairs. Now, you can’t hear it but I remember what it sounded like and it was the sound of horror! Full fledged falling and all I could think was that someone was going to be hurt…so I bolted. Ray, being the professional that he is, waited a few beats then understood I wasn’t coming RIGHT back and just picked the show up and ran with it until I got back. To his credit, made an extremely deft hand-off to me as I returned…so much so, that if I didn’t say anything to Ray about my return or why I left you wouldn’t have really given it a 2nd thought. This is one of those gems that Jon mines out…and that I had almost forgotten about! So, in no particular order, thank you to Ray for keeping the show going as I just left him on his own without any heads up and then to Jon for finding this, now 8 year old segment, and bringing it back to the present day. Well done both of you and shows why BOTH of you are in the Guest Hall of Fame as well!!! Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening! *Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP* Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full show Original Air Date: 1/7/2014 Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!

(January 10, 2023 – Hour Two) 10:14 – Kicking off the 2nd hour is Michigan Embedded Correspondent, Jon Solberg. Last year, Texas EC Doug Scheiding, joined me to talk about how he has successfully grown his IG account. Tonight, Jon joins me to talk about his, perhaps surprising agreement, to get paid by Instagram to do reelz. Now, this might now be specific to him, however, we will talk all about how the opportunity presented itself and what kind of money he is really making at it. Many of you are looking for a side hustle to generate a few extra bucks and this might be our ticket! 10:35pm – Closing the show tonight is a long time fan of the show and relatively new guest, Joe Martinez from Smokin’ Joe’s Pit BBQ. Joe was on for the first time last year talking about the mayo binder brisket he cooked. He mentioned in the segment that he was also toying around with leaving his real day job to pursue his dream of a BBQ food trailer. Tonight, we start our new “podumentary” with Joe! Last year we did one with our pal Rusty Monson at Salt City BBQ and Joe will join me 4 times this year to talk about his life as a BBQ food trailer owner. He has committed to sharing all of his information with us in order to help those of you who are considering doing something similar in the future! I look forward to kicking the new podumentary season off with Joe and hope you check this segment out!! BBQ Central Show Sponsors! NBBQA – 2023 National Conference Link Primo Grills Pitts & Spitts BBQ Pits – Use “bbqcentral” at checkout ($500+) for free spice pack Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Fireboard Cookin Pellets Pit Barrel Cooker David Leans / DoWellness – GET FIT for $200/month) The Butcher Shoppe – Save 10% When You Mention “The BBQ Central Show”

(1/10/2023 – Hour One) 9:14 – After missing his appearance in December, Meathead from Amazingribs.com, joins me to kick off the New Year. Tonight, Meathead and I will cover a number of topics to include the increasingly popular use of KOJI on meat and what it can also do for your love of butter, his thoughts on the NBBQA, HPBA and social media trends along with something called ChatGPT. Do you have a question for Meathead?? Shoot them over to me and I will fit them in! 9:35 pm – After Meathead, I will join Robert Moss in his usual 2nd segment slot in the first hour! Tonight we talk about the success of the 2nd Annual BBQ festival and we will also talk about what the 3rd year event might look like at this stage. BBQ Central Show Sponsors! NBBQA – 2023 National Conference Link Primo Grills Pitts & Spitts BBQ Pits – Use “bbqcentral” at checkout ($500+) for free spice pack Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Fireboard Cookin Pellets Pit Barrel Cooker David Leans / DoWellness – GET FIT for $200/month) The Butcher Shoppe – Save 10% When You Mention “The BBQ Central Show”

Episode 263 Taking you back to 1/7/2014 – Once again making an appearance is ME all ME! This time I was doing a show from the basement of my freshly built house in Wickliffe…you might recall there was a 7 week run where, in between that house finishing and us having to have moved out of the old house, I had to do the show from Ed and Amy Levons basement…you heard that a few weeks ago in a previous “Best Moments” show…but this one was from the new home…and somehow I was able to show horn my joy of being back in the friendly confines of my new home into the murdering of a man down in Jacksonville, FL…why did he die? I will let you find out on Friday…however…I can tell you the reason for his ultimate demise is something that is not uncommon in BBQ/Grilling circles…in fact, I would say some people on social media look for this kind of thing to GO IN ON whenever they have a chance! So, be sure you are subbed up to the podcast feed so you don’t miss out! Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening! *Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP* Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full show Original Air Date: 1/7/2014 Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!

10:14 – Also joining me in his usually spot on the first Tuesday of the month, is one of the most popular YouTubers around, Sam The Cooking Guy. Like Malcom, we will get a recap of Sam’s holiday, what he was cooking, what his favorite gifts were and then we will really dig into some interesting topics. Sam was an early backer of the Combustion Inc. thermometer and we will see if he has gotten yet, and if so, what his initial thoughts are. We will also talk about my sous vide cooking of the Christmas prime rib and much much more! 10:35pm – If there is any extra time after my visit with Sam, I have a bottle of rub to give away from Hardcore Carnivore. The popular flavor “HC Black” could be yours if luck is on your side!! BBQ Central Show Sponsors! NBBQA – 2023 National Conference Link Primo Grills Pitts & Spitts BBQ Pits – Use “bbqcentral” at checkout ($500+) for free spice pack Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Fireboard Cookin Pellets Pit Barrel Cooker David Leans / DoWellness – GET FIT for $200/month) The Butcher Shoppe – Save 10% When You Mention “The BBQ Central Show”

9:14 – We start off 2023 the way we have the past handful of years with a visit from one of the most popular BBQ/Grilling personalities around, Malcom Reed from How To BBQ Right! We will breakdown his holiday season, see if he got any great gifts and what he plans to do in the first part of 2023. 9:35 pm – After Malcom, I will be joined with the owner of the NBBQA and The Barbecue News, Kell Phelps. Around the middle of last year, Kell and his wife bought NBBQA and have been hard at work trying to get it to the next level of success. Next month, the annual NBBQA conference will take place in Orlando. We will see how the first handful of months have gone for Kell and the team and we will also preview the upcoming conference to see why you should consider attending! BBQ Central Show Sponsors! NBBQA – 2023 National Conference Link Primo Grills Pitts & Spitts BBQ Pits – Use “bbqcentral” at checkout ($500+) for free spice pack Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Fireboard Cookin Pellets Pit Barrel Cooker David Leans / DoWellness – GET FIT for $200/month) The Butcher Shoppe – Save 10% When You Mention “The BBQ Central Show”

Episode 262 Taking you back to 1/5/2016 – They say, and I FULLY agree, that he’s one of the best to do the competition BBQ thing…Travis Clark of Clark Crew BBQ is featured on the show this coming Friday. This was an interview that saw me talking to Travis about the 2015 Team of the year win…up front we cover a little background on him, how he got into competition BBQ and what really launched him into it…then we rolled into what he was going to work on in the 2014 off-season to prepare him for the 2015 season, which he eventually won TOTY in. One of the things I thought to be particularly interesting during the conversation was his full admittance of being consistently inconsistent when it came to brisket in 2014…sometimes he would use choice, sometimes he would use prime and sometimes he would use SRF for the big events…but not dialing in a program ended up earning him a 100+ overall in brisket for 2014 TOTY…so he knew he had to dial that in…and to his credit…he did it!! A great listen and a great/legendary competitor to be sure…and now a very successful BBQ restaurant owner as well! Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening! *Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP* Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full show Original Air Date: 1/5/2016 Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!

10:14 & 10:35pm – We close out 2022 in a way that only makes sense! The Embedded Correspondents and I will kick off the last segment of the year with a new round of 100% Assurity Picks. Before we get to that, I will come clean to you, the loyal Centralites, about something I did (or didn’t do) this past week that has me feeling like a true CHARLATAN! All will be revealed at the top of this segment and I can only hope you will find it in your hearts to forgive me! After all of that nonsense, we will go into our thoughts of what was good and what was bad in 2022, we will see if any of us got our hands on this “Beyond Meat Steak” and take a look ahead to 2023! BBQ Central Show Sponsors! Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Primo Grills David Leans / DoWellness – GET FIT for $200/month) Cookin Pellets Fireboard Smithfield Pit Barrel Cooker The Butcher Shoppe – Save 10% When You Mention “The BBQ Central Show” Vortic Watch Company

9:14 & 9:35 pm – Joining me in the first hour is a long time sponsor of the show and a very good friend of mine, Noah Glanville from Pit Barrel Cooker. Tonight we will discuss the state of the live-fire industry and where we see it going into 2023. We will also talk about where PBC looks to grow next year and, as time allows, we will get an “Origin Story” out of Noah Glanville as well. BBQ Central Show Sponsors! Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Primo Grills David Leans / DoWellness – GET FIT for $200/month) Cookin Pellets Fireboard Smithfield Pit Barrel Cooker The Butcher Shoppe – Save 10% When You Mention “The BBQ Central Show” Vortic Watch Company

Episode 261 Taking you back to December 26, 2012 – And just as we are in the middle of the 2022 YIR show – back in 2012 I attempted a “round table” year in review show…making up the panel back then is the most likely successor to Amazing Ribs.com, Clint Cantwell, Old friend of the show Shane Draper of then Draper’s products and eventually Grilla Grills…and then pitmaster of Whiskey Bent BBQ (team and podcast) Chad Ward. What was the BBQ world like 10 years ago?? This will give you a great look at what the scene was like back then and it also goes to show why I might not have done a recurring YIR with a panel of people…lots of logistics that can blow up in my face…live and learn…and what I’ve learned is that ME doing a YIR show SOLO is better than a group doing it…but, the growth of the show is dependent upon learning what works best and what doesn’t work best. So, enjoy the look back to 10 years ago and hear what we thought the biggest surprise of 2012 was to each one of us Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening! *Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP* Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full show Original Air Date: 12/26/2012 Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!

(December 20, 2022 – Hour Two) 10:14 – Much like we led off the first hour, I will attempt to get through the 2nd half of the “YIR” segment as I recap the biggest guests, topics, content and everything else related to the show that happened this year. As I mentioned before, as you listen to what the show has done this year, you might be surprised at how much we have done for the industry!! Together…we are great!! 10:35pm – The bullpen segment tonight belongs to the first full-time BBQ Editor in the country, Daniel Vaughn from Texas Monthly. Checking in for the last time in 2022, DV and I will talk about foil boats for briskets, savory ribs and BBQ ornaments to trim your tree with. BBQ Central Show Sponsors! Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Primo Grills David Leans / DoWellness – GET FIT for $200/month) Cookin Pellets Fireboard Smithfield Pit Barrel Cooker The Butcher Shoppe – Save 10% When You Mention “The BBQ Central Show” Vortic Watch Company

(December 20, 2022 – Hour One) 9:14pm – Have I mentioned lately that 2022 is RAPIDLY COMING TO A CLOSE?? Well, believe it or not, it is! A BBQCS calendar year would not be complete without a look back a this record breaking year! So, in lieu of a first guest, I will attempt to get through the first half of the “Year in Review” segment. If you are just new to the show, you will get to hear what you’ve missed. If you are a long time fan, you will be reminded of how much we actually accomplished the first 6 months of the year! You might be surprised at the amount of content and guests I actually had! 9:35pm – After the first part of the “YIR” I will be joined by the official cigar expert of the BBQCS, Mr. Jonathan from The Cigar Authority Podcast. Tonight we talk about last minute gifts for the cigar lover in your life. That will range from cigars themselves, to accessories and other items we might not be thinking about. Mr. J. is the pros pro and always brings a fresh take and view on the cigar industry! BBQ Central Show Sponsors! Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Primo Grills David Leans / DoWellness – GET FIT for $200/month) Cookin Pellets Fireboard Smithfield Pit Barrel Cooker The Butcher Shoppe – Save 10% When You Mention “The BBQ Central Show” Vortic Watch Company

Episode 260 Taking you back to 12/20/2011 – The holiday season is firmly upon us…there is no question about that! So what would make your holidays EVEN better? Yes, you guessed it…the 12 Days of BBQ Christmas will come to your podcast feed on Friday and just when you think you couldn’t possibly have more holiday spirit than you have right now…we are going to take the spirit knob and turn it to 11!!! You will be so jacked up on holiday spirit you won’t know what to do with yourself. I do want to give thanks and credit to the song writers…Matt Frampton and Logan Hendrickson from Hot Grill on Grill Action. Remember…this song is now celebrating its 11 year anniversary!! I think it might be time to dust this bad boy off, get the girls and I in a recording studio and have a re-do on this…or maybe go live one more time! We’ll see…but thanks again to Matt and Logan for the words…and, of course, thanks to Bobbi, Maddi and Marleigh for doing this with me so many years ago! Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening! *Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP* Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full show Original Air Date: 12/20/2011 Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!

(December 13, 2022 – Hour Two) 10:14 – Making his first appearance in about 2 years is the creator of the World Food Championships, Mike McCloud. The 10th version of the WFC took place about a month or so ago so we will get the high level breakdown of this year’s events and what the final table will look like a little later in 2023. We will also talk about the past 10 years of this event, how it has grown, the issues he’s had to deal with and what he hopes it looks like over the next 5-10 years. We will also touch on the state of competition BBQ and if there might ever be another business partnership between MMA Creative and KCBS. 10:35pm – The bullpen segment tonight belongs to you! With whatever time we might have left after we speak with Mike, we will open it up to your questions or comments on the BBQ/Grilling industry. BBQ Central Show Sponsors! Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Primo Grills David Leans / DoWellness – GET FIT for $200/month) Cookin Pellets Fireboard Smithfield Pit Barrel Cooker The Butcher Shoppe – Save 10% When You Mention “The BBQ Central Show” Vortic Watch Company

(December 13, 2022 – Hour one) 9:14pm – The first hour of the show fell apart the past few days, however, I have been able to rebuild it to one that should be great on many levels. Meathead had to bow out this month but filling his spot is my Utah Embedded Correspondent and the owner of the Salt City BBQ trailer, Rusty Monson. We have been following rusty all year and tonight we finish up our last quarterly visit to see how the past 90 days on the food trailer have been. We will also take a look back over the year to see what he would do differently having this experience under his belt now. Rusty has been an invaluable guest, allowing us to get an uncensored look into his operation and all of the gins he’s had to deal with during his first year of operation! 9:35pm – After Rusty, I will be joined by the creator of my favorite BBQ/Grilling website of 2022, Wes Wright of Cookout News. If you haven’t been following me socially, you missed the breaking news that Weber Grills is going from their public company status back to being a privately held company. We will dig into this news, talk about why this happened and how it will affect the business going forward. Wes and I will also talk about where the other big live fire companies sitting and if any of the other public companies will go private now that Weber has. BBQ Central Show Sponsors! Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Primo Grills David Leans / DoWellness – GET FIT for $200/month) Cookin Pellets Fireboard Smithfield Pit Barrel Cooker The Butcher Shoppe – Save 10% When You Mention “The BBQ Central Show” Vortic Watch Company

Episode 259 Taking you back to 12/3/2013 – Featuring my friend and BBQ juggernaut, Sterling Ball from Big Poppa Smokers. In this particular clip, we dig a little into his cooking interest and how he got involved with BBQ, we also talk about his other job…Ernie Ball and Musicman…and then we close out the segment talking about the then BIG CONTEST every year…King of The Smoker. I am not going to steal Jon’s thunder at the end of the show this coming Friday…but I will say this…sometimes, in the middle of something, you don’t realize the greatness of someone…or you aren’t able to appreciate it…and that time only comes “after the fact”…many of us might be in that position with Sterling right now! This was a great segment…and it was 9 years ago…funny to hear what still rings true today. Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening! *Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP* Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full show Original Air Date: 12/3/2013 Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!

(December 6, 2022 – Hour Two) 10:14 – Making his last appearance of the year is one of my favorite guys to chop it up with (pun intended) when it comes to live-fire and food in general, Sam The Cooking Guy. Sam and I will talk about what to make for the impending holidays, what gifts he’s suggesting people get for their loved ones this year and we will also dive into a few of his recent videos to get a deeper insight into how he made them and how he came up with the inspiration to try them! 10:35pm – The bullpen segment tonight belongs to the guy who has helped whip me into the best shape I’ve been in since 1997. The better news is that he’s an incredible backyard bbq/griller and he knows the struggle for many of us, especially this time of year. We think about changing our health and food lifestyles, but as hard as we try when the year turns, we revert back to what wasn’t working pretty quickly. David McDowell from the Dowellness Program joins me to talk about how his service can help you make the changes you want and how to adjust as your life adjusts to keep you on track! It has worked for me and it will work for you too! BBQ Central Show Sponsors! Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Primo Grills David Leans / DoWellness – GET FIT for $200/month) Cookin Pellets Fireboard Smithfield Pit Barrel Cooker The Butcher Shoppe – Save 10% When You Mention “The BBQ Central Show” Vortic Watch Company

(December 6, 2022 – Hour One) 9:14pm – After an off week closing out November, we are back and better than ever, ready to start the last month of 2022 off right! Joining me to kick it off is good friend of the show and the pitmaster of Swine Life BBQ, Mark Williams. Mark will talk about some great leftover ideas, especially if you are doubling down on turkey for Christmas. We will also talk about what he’s recommending people give for gifts, what the best cookers are, what his competition schedule looks like for 2023 and much more! Mark is always a great guest and is one of the better competitive cooks on the circuit today! 9:35pm – After Mark, I will be joined by a new 2022 BBQ Central Show Guest Hall of Fame’er and a 2014 KCBS TOTY Champion, Donny Bray from Warren County Pork Choppers. Donny has inconspicuously disappeared from the competition scene over the past few years so we will play a little bit of catch-up with him to see what he’s been up to the past handful of years, how getting into the Guest Hall of Fame has changed his life and if he’s ever thought about coming back to the competition BBQ scene. Be sure to check this segment out as it promises to be an instant classic! BBQ Central Show Sponsors! Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Primo Grills David Leans / DoWellness – GET FIT for $200/month) Cookin Pellets Fireboard Smithfield Pit Barrel Cooker The Butcher Shoppe – Save 10% When You Mention “The BBQ Central Show” Vortic Watch Company

Episode 258 Taking you back to 12/3/2013 – I don’t know how far you go back with the show…keep in mind, this show has been happening in one form or another, since 2006! So, some of you that have been around for 5 or 6 years…that’s a long time…but you missed the first 10 years (or so)…LOTS of things have transpired over the years to be sure…like the segment that is coming up on Friday…when the show was done from a completely different location for about 2-3 months while the house we were building at the time was being completed…so the show went to the basement of Wickliffe, OH elite family…The Levons!! Ed and Amy allowed me to do the show while we waited on our home to be finished and it was seamless. In this segment, Amy and I talk about Thanksgiving stuff and what it’s like having me do the show every Tuesday from there home. Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening! *Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP* Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full show Original Air Date: 12/3/2013 Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!

Episode 256 Taking you back to 11/12/2016 – I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving yesterday. Too keep the BBQ and entertainment going, I will utter only one word…”NADKINS!!(Not in business) Not familiar with this…give this week’s show a listen and let me know what you think! Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening! *Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP* Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full show Original Air Date: 11/12/2016 Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!

(November 22, 2022 – Hour Two) 10:14 & 10:35pm – The 4th Tuesday of the month in the 2nd hour brings a visit from The Embedded Correspondents! Tonight we hit a fresh round of 100% Assurity Questions and then we will go in-depth on 2 things that I mandated from last month. The first item is our review of the ever-famous “McRib” from McDonalds. We will also give out thoughts on the new Beyond Meat “Seared steak tips” that were recently released to see how they stack up to normal meat. Would you try it?? Have you tried one or both?? Let me knw what your take is on them and we will mix it in during the show tonight! BBQ Central Show Sponsors! Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Primo Grills David Leans / DoWellness – GET FIT for $200/month) Cookin Pellets Fireboard Smithfield Pit Barrel Cooker The Butcher Shoppe – Save 10% When You Mention “The BBQ Central Show” Vortic Watch Company

(November 22, 2022 – Hour One) 9:14pm – After WEEKS (dare I say months) of hyping it, the time has finally arrived!! Tonight we lead the show off with the hotly anticipated “$200 Peppermill Grind-Off”!! Good friend of the show, Dr. BBQ, joins me to put the Pepper Cannon and The Black Rain grinders to the test to see which unit sits atop the $200 peppermill grinder category! Yes, there is a $200 peppermill category…does it relate to you?? Maybe…maybe not. Nevertheless, Ray and I will grind our faces off for your potential consumer benefit! By the way, what could be better than giving one of these to a loved one during the holiday season…make sure you make the right pick! 9:35pm – After Ray, we will be joined by the “Bristly BBQ Journalist” and the creator of Derrickriches.com, Derrick Riches. Derrick and I will talk about last second turkey tips, blue steaks and temping pork ribs internally. Have you ever thought about taking the internal temps of your ribs?? I started doing it recently and it had really helped add consistency to my end product! BBQ Central Show Sponsors! Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Primo Grills David Leans / DoWellness – GET FIT for $200/month) Cookin Pellets Fireboard Smithfield Pit Barrel Cooker The Butcher Shoppe – Save 10% When You Mention “The BBQ Central Show” Vortic Watch Company

Episode 255 Taking you back to 2012 – This time we feature a BBQ legend…the guy who created the Fast Eddy Cooker…Ed Maurin. In this particular cut, Ed and I spend time talking about the Jack Daniels BBQ competition and why there continues to be such reverence, such mystique, such romance and such preference given when I have asked pitmasters about their thoughts on this event…I think about the Royal and I have always considered the Royal to be the real “elite” contest because there is no restriction or anyone being left out…but there is on the Jack side of things…and maybe that’s what makes it even more special to the pitmasters….any way, Eddy is always a great guest…and by the way…he has introduced a new line of BBQ pellet to the market so I will be looking to get him on the show soon to talk about that. Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening! *Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP* Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full show Original Air Date: 2012 Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!

(November 15, 2022 – Hour Two) 10:14 – Leading off the 2nd hour is quarterly guest and creator of the Hey Grill Hey brand, Susie and Todd Bulloch. Tonight we talk about turkey tips and tricks, her favorite way to make it, the best side dishes to have this year, the best desserts to make this year, their experience with the new Woodwind Pro pellet cooker what their business might look like in 2023. 10:35pm – Helping me close the show tonight is the creator of one of the most popular and longest living rubs, seasonings and sauce companies, Dan Arnold from Sucklebusters. I have known Dan for well over 10 years, in fact, I remember when he first got into the BBQ forum business and then the rubs/seasonings/sauce business. It has been a wild and successful ride for Dan and his wife and tonight we catch up and see how he and the business are doing now and where they look to go into the future. BBQ Central Show Sponsors! Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Primo Grills David Leans / DoWellness – GET FIT for $200/month) Cookin Pellets Fireboard Smithfield Pit Barrel Cooker The Butcher Shoppe – Save 10% When You Mention “The BBQ Central Show” Vortic Watch Company

(Hour 1 – November 15, 2022) 9:14pm – Leading off the show tonight, and fresh off a weekend in Dallas, TX for World Food Championships, is pitmaster of Loot N Booty BBQ Sterling Smith. Tonight we talk about how the 2022 WFC went for him, we will recap his RGC at this year’s American Royal Open and we might also talk a bit about the new RIPT grill that is coming to market. 9:35pm – After Sterling, we will (hopefully) be joined by the creator of Hardcore Carnivore Brand, Jess Pryles. Tonight we will talk about some Turkey techniques, her new’ish sauce for burnt ends that was released a month or so ago, best trends of 2022 and what she thinks will trend in 2023. We might also talk about full-sized electric grills and if they will be popular next season. BBQ Central Show Sponsors! Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Primo Grills David Leans / DoWellness – GET FIT for $200/month) Cookin Pellets Fireboard Smithfield Pit Barrel Cooker The Butcher Shoppe – Save 10% When You Mention “The BBQ Central Show” Vortic Watch Company

Episode 254 Taking you back to 9/30/2015 – This time we feature a guest from way back, Jen Brand from, at the time, Brand Solutions. We were talking about the American Royal and while at that time, things seemed like they would never change, boy have they ever, as it relates to the BBQ event. In this segment we were discussing, flippantly, did we ever think this event would decline in attendance…and we both thought no…but over the years, it certainly has! The number of teams attending has certainly gone done…especially in the covid years. The location has since changed 3 or 4 different times…I never thought that would happen…the date has changed a few times…It’s always fun to see what pans out over the years Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening! *Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP* Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full show Original Air Date: 9/30/2015 Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!

(November 8, 2022 – Hour Two) 10:14 – They say necessity is the mother of invention! Tonight we meet a first time guest and the creator of The Flip Grill, Andrew Barnhart. If you have a ceramic cooker, you will be interested to hear all about this tool and how it might change your life for the better. Andrew is in the Amish country here in Ohio and he is ready to take the market by storm with his invention! 10:35pm – Helping me close the show tonight is the co-founder of Vortic Watch Company, RT Custer. This Friday will be the release of their highly coveted “Military” watch line. Each year (now the 4th iteration) they release (50) of these beauties to the market and they are sold within 24-36 hours. These watches have a special place in history and RT will tell us all about it. There will also be a highly limited number of “Special” military watches this year. If you have seen the ones in the past, these will surely surpass those for demand! I might just have to add one of these to my slowly growing watch collection…they are awesome! BBQ Central Show Sponsors! Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Primo Grills David Leans / DoWellness – GET FIT for $200/month) Cookin Pellets Fireboard Smithfield Pit Barrel Cooker The Butcher Shoppe – Save 10% When You Mention “The BBQ Central Show” Vortic Watch Company

(November 8, 2022 – Hour One) 9:14pm – Time is quickly evaporating as we get closer and closer to Thanksgiving and the questions have been pouring in from many new comers to the live-fire world the past few weeks asking how to make the best turkey. Meathead, from amazingribs.com, will join me to break everything down for you! We will make sure this holiday will be the best one yet! 9:35pm – After Meathead, I will be joined by Southern Living BBQ Editor, Robert Moss. Robert was at the Texas Monthly BBQ Festival this past weekend and will give us a full break down of all the events. He will also tell us how his festival will be similar AND different in just a few short days! BBQ Central Show Sponsors! Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Primo Grills David Leans / DoWellness – GET FIT for $200/month) Cookin Pellets Fireboard Smithfield Pit Barrel Cooker The Butcher Shoppe – Save 10% When You Mention “The BBQ Central Show” Vortic Watch Company

Episode 253 Taking you back to 12/17/2013 – This bringing a close to the 5 weeks of the 2022 BBQ Central Show Guest Hall of Fame Class members…and closing it down is Jon Solberg’s pick for this year’s class…the “former” pitmaster of Warren County Pork Choppers, Donny Bray of Bowling Green Kentucky. This segment was recapping the TOTY race Donny and Tim Grant were locked up in at that point in time…this is also the segment where we hear Donny Bray utter the classic line “The sun don’t shine up one dog’s ass all the time.” Donny says, on record, that he choked away that contest…and then recounts the year and the pressure he was under at that time. His honesty in this interview was very refreshing and you can easily see why Jon made such an impassioned plea to get Donny into the Guest Hall of Fame this year. Donny has been out of the competition scene for a number of years…he did mention he MIGHT get back into it but we’ll ask him all about it when he comes on the show…currently slated 12/6 as we close out the year. Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening! *Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP* Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full show Original Air Date: 12/17/2013 Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!

(November 1, 2022 – Hour Two) 10:14 – The biggest YouTube star I know stops by for his monthly visit. I thought we were going to miss each other the past 2 months but the logistic gods were in the show’s favor and Sam The Cooking Guy is here and ready to go. Tonight we will discuss his recent trip to Japan and South Korea and which country has the better food overall and which one he would go back to next month if I was paying for it (but I’m not). We will also see what Sam’s plans for Thanksgiving are and we will talk about a few of his latest YT recipes. 10:35pm – Helping me close the show tonight is the product manager at Camp Chef and he’s a first time guest as well, Cade Huskinson! As we have talked about the past few months, there are new things coming to market that could be real “things” in 2023! Cade will talk about the new offering from Camp Chef, the “Woodwind Pro” unit that is a pellet cooker but it also has a bonus wood drawer for added smoke flavor. Cade will break it all down for us and also give us a look into 2023 adnw hat we can expect from Camp Chef! BBQ Central Show Sponsors! Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Primo Grills David Leans / DoWellness – GET FIT for $200/month) Cookin Pellets Fireboard Smithfield Pit Barrel Cooker The Butcher Shoppe – Save 10% When You Mention “The BBQ Central Show” Vortic Watch Company

(November 1, 2022 – Hour One) 9:14pm – After a month off, the #1 BBQ YouTuber in the world rejoins me to talk about the best mayo on the planet, securing business deals, talking turkey and sides and what about this Spicy Cajun pork loin sando he just posted?? Malcom Reed from How To BBQ Right returns to talk about it all…and more! 9:35pm – After Malcom, I will be joined by a first time guest who is ready to talk about “The Next Thing” in grilling for 2023 (and technically 2022)…that being full sized electric grills, Seth Sawyer from Char-Broil. Seth will talk about The Edge unit, how long it took to get to market, why they make a full sized unit and what this means for the industry going forward! BBQ Central Show Sponsors! Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Primo Grills David Leans / DoWellness – GET FIT for $200/month) Cookin Pellets Fireboard Smithfield Pit Barrel Cooker The Butcher Shoppe – Save 10% When You Mention “The BBQ Central Show” Vortic Watch Company

Episode 252 Taking you back to 11/17/2015 – Week 4 of the 5 weeks of Guest Hall of Fame’ers continues on the best moments shows and this week we feature Connie Rempe. In this particular segment, we were getting you ready for Thanksgiving. So, while this particular segment is a bit dated…going on 7 years this Thanksgiving…the info and the ideas for you to try are just as relevant as they were when this segment initially aired. So, if you end up trying any of these recipes…let me know how they panned out for you…always love that feedback! Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening! *Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP* Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full show Original Air Date: 11/17/2015 Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!

(October 25, 2022 – Hour Two) 10:14 & 10:35pm – Have you been missing the Embedded Correspondents? Well, your wait is over as we join forces once again to do a fresh set of 100% Assurity questions as well as talk about some of the other trending topics like the entry of “Beyond” steak and the potential final release of the infamous McRib sando. BBQ Central Show Sponsors! Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Primo Grills David Leans / DoWellness – GET FIT for $200/month) Cookin Pellets Fireboard Smithfield Pit Barrel Cooker The Butcher Shoppe – Save 10% When You Mention “The BBQ Central Show” Vortic Watch Company

(October 25, 2022 – Hour One) 9:14pm – Joining to start the show is the founder of Cali BBQ and Cali BBQ Media, Shawn Walchef. Shawn hosts a number of successful podcasts the center around business and digital storytelling. Tonight we will dig into why using your smartphone is your biggest asset in the market these days and why you should be the one telling your story. We will also discuss his latest show, Restaurant Influencers, and what value you will get from listening to it through the week. Shawn is a great guest and always brings tremendous value in his appearances! 9:35pm – After Shawn, I will be joined by 4th Tuesday of the month guest, Derrick Riches. There is plenty of stuff going around the BBQ news world right now and Derrick and I will attempt to make sense of it all and give our takes on the top stories of the past few weeks. Visit Derrick’s website to see what he’s writing about and to get some great cooking recipes as well! BBQ Central Show Sponsors! Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Primo Grills David Leans / DoWellness – GET FIT for $200/month) Cookin Pellets Fireboard Smithfield Pit Barrel Cooker The Butcher Shoppe – Save 10% When You Mention “The BBQ Central Show” Vortic Watch Company

Episode 251 Taking you back to 11/10/2015 – Week 3 of the 5 weeks of Guest Hall of Fame’ers continues on the best moments shows and this week we feature the founder of Pit Barrel Cooker, Noah Glanville. In this interview, we talked about his background in the military and, after that ended, how he got into the Pit Barrel business. Noah originally made his first appearance about 4 years or so before the interview you will hear Friday…so, assuming my math is right, that is 11 years of show association with PBC! Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening! *Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP* Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full show Original Air Date: 11/10/2015 Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!

(October 18, 2022 – Hour Two) 10:14 – Have you ever thought to yourself, man, I love a trussed bird but it is a PAIN in the ass! Great news, leading off the 2nd hour tonight are two dudes who just might have cured the world of its distain for trussing birds. Kirk & Brian from Turbo Trusser join me to talk about the invention and the success they have been having with it. How much success you ask?? They were just on “Shark Tank” a few weeks back, and while I won’t ruin the results here, it IS something we will talk quite a bit about during the interview. BBQ Central Show Sponsors! Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Primo Grills David Leans / DoWellness – GET FIT for $200/month) Cookin Pellets Fireboard Smithfield Pit Barrel Cooker The Butcher Shoppe – Save 10% When You Mention “The BBQ Central Show” Vortic Watch Company

(October 18, 2022 – Hour One) 9:14pm – Joining me to lead the show tonight is the new’ish CEO of the Kansas City Barbecue Society, Rod Gray. Rod is in the 10th week of CEO responsibility so we will do a little recap on that time, what’s new in the office and if he had to overcome any unforeseen obstacles while getting into the position. Then we will talk about important items like: judges, cooks, contests and how they rank in importance. We will also talk about how he plans to go about retaining sponsors and getting new ones! How do they plan to increase awareness of the events in order to attract more teams? Is there a potential opportunity to rekindle a relationship with MMA Marketing? Are the finances of the organization secure? We will also talk about the 2022 KCBS World Invitational as we wrap up. Do you have questions for Rod? Shoot me an email or listen in Clubhouse and I will mix you in as time allows! 9:35pm – After Rod, we jump into the world of competition BBQ and talk to the 2022 Jack Daniel’s World BBQ Champion, Chris Schafer from Heavy Smoke BBQ. Chris has been on the show before a few years back and tonight we will recap the big weekend and where this one ranks amongst all of his other titles. We will also talk about the world of BBQ restaurant ownership and how that mixes in with his competition schedule. BBQ Central Show Sponsors! Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Primo Grills David Leans / DoWellness – GET FIT for $200/month) Cookin Pellets Fireboard Smithfield Pit Barrel Cooker The Butcher Shoppe – Save 10% When You Mention “The BBQ Central Show” Vortic Watch Company

Episode 250 Talking you back to 5/17/2011 – Week 2 of the 5 weeks of Guest Hall of Fame’ers continues on the best moments shows with one of the most well known names in the industry, Chris Lilly from Big Bob Gibson’s. This segment is especially interesting because Chris recounts the success they had in the beginning of their MIM experiences…and then they fell off…and then had to make some changes in order to recapture the success they had initially been experiencing…always cool to see the stars in the industry come correct on this kind of stuff. This is someone who is tied for the most wins in MIM history talking about how they got stagnant and didn’t keep up with changes that were happening. But instead of being bullheaded, Chris talks to others who saw success and finds out a very important item that changes their results going forward…very cool listen and I know you will enjoy it! Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening! *Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP* Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full show Original Air Date: 5/17/2011 Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!

(October 11, 2022 – Hour One) 10:14 – Owner of Pitts and Spitts, Ryan Zobril, joins me to talk about their new’ish Hybrid cooker. We have hit on this subject a few different times over the past few months as pellet cooker and off-set cooker manufacturers have introduced these units to the market. Ryan will talk about the Pitts and Spitts offering, what sets it apart in the market and why you would want to consider getting one if you are in the market! 10:35pm – Closing the show tonight is the founder of the Go Big or Go BBQ brand, Aaron Huntleman. Aaron is local to me here in the Cleveland area and won the 2022 Hartville Hardware Grillfest a few weeks back. We will talk about how he got into the sauce and rub game, when he got into competition BBQ and what winning the Grillfest event has done for him locally. BBQ Central Show Sponsors! Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Primo Grills David Leans / DoWellness – GET FIT for $200/month) Cookin Pellets Fireboard Smithfield Pit Barrel Cooker The Butcher Shoppe – Save 10% When You Mention “The BBQ Central Show” Vortic Watch Company

(October 11, 2022 – Hour One) 9:14pm – Joining me to lead the show tonight is the creator of Amazingribs.com, Meathead! Tonight we cover a very popular topic in the live-fire and food eating world “When the juices run clear, the poultry is safe to eat”. But is it really safe? Meathead and I talk about where the saying came from and why it is or isn’t true! Be sure to tune in to make sure your Thanksgiving is safe! 9:35pm – After Meathead, I will be joined by the contributing BBQ Editor to Southern Living Magazine, Robert Moss. Tonight, Robert and I will talk about the entrance of electric grills and new hybrid grills into the market and what this says about consumers, the release of the Southern Living Top 50 BBQ list and where his BBQ festival is on tickets as we get closer to the Nov. 19th start date! BBQ Central Show Sponsors! Big Poppa Smokers Green Mountain Grills Primo Grills David Leans / DoWellness – GET FIT for $200/month) Cookin Pellets Fireboard Smithfield Pit Barrel Cooker The Butcher Shoppe – Save 10% When You Mention “The BBQ Central Show” Vortic Watch Company

(Recorded 10/9/2022) Join me for a visit with the pitmaster of Que-U, Grant Basilere. Grant made history last weekend when he won both ends of the World Series of Barbecue at the American Royal. We talk about his background, how he got into competition BBQ, the recap of the wins, which one he likes better and if he would trade them away for a guaranteed GC at the Jack Daniel’s! Take a listen to see what he says!!

Episode 249 Talking you back to 1/21/21 – In keeping with the Guest Hall of Fame theme from last week…Jon is putting together a 5 week run of the newest members of the Hall…and this Friday we start with “The Legend” Mike Mills of 17th Street and Apple City BBQ fame. This particular show is from when I did the “in memoriam” for Mike and THAT sound was pulled from the live on-site shows I did at the NBBQA event back in 2018. Again, as I mentioned last week…one of my favorite all time interviews I have ever done on this show, not only because Mike was so great…but because it was the first time I took the show on the road and did 3 days…3 hours per day…worth of live shows and Mike was one of the folks gracious enough to give me the time to do such a great interview…I hope you enjoy it…be sure to go find the entire interview to really get a sense of Mike and how he came up in this biz!! Thank you to Jon for quickly putting these shows in the can and the next 5 weeks will be great. Ready to make a “BEST OF” show all your own?? Email Jon Solberg and let him know what you would like to hear on a future episode! As always, thank you for listening! *Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP* Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full show Original Air Date: 9/6/2016 Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE This episode is brought to you by The butcher Shoppe…Home of the NEVER crossbred 100% Australian Wylarah 9+ Wagyu brisket, wagyu beef (American and Japanese), dry aged steaks, wild game and MUCH more!! Call to order today: (850) 458-8782 and ask for Kevin! Mention The BBQ Central Show for 10% off your entire order!!